Keyshawn Davis says he will begin the process of “showing the world” he is the best fighter at 135 on Friday with his 10-round fight against Argentine Gustavo Lemos.
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2020 Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn (11-0, 7 KOs) is looking to wrest the WBO 135-lb belt from champion Denys Berinchyk, then go after WBA champion Gervonta Davis and IBF title holder.
Keyshawn Refused To Fight Shakur
However, Keyshawn will never prove that he is the best at lightweight if he refuses to fight his friend, Shakur Stevenson who is the WBC champion. Keyshawn has said many times that he will not fight Shakur because he is his brother.
Moreover, he was shown no strong desire to fight his conqueror, Andy Cruz from Cuba, dismissing him by saying that he is not ready even though he has lost four times to players who are still studying.
If Keyshawn refuses to fight Cruz and Shakur, how does he hope to show the world “He’s the best at 135”? It’s not fair for Keyshawn to tell the fans that he’s the best without fighting two guys who could be his kryptonite.
On Friday, November 8th, Keyshawn vs. Lemos will headline the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. The event will be shown live on ESPN+. On the undercard, talented lightweight prospect Abdullah Mason (15-0, 13 KOs) will fight Yohan Vasquez (26-5, 21 KOs) in an eight-round contest.
“I’m going to show the world that I’m the best at 135. Once I do that, I’m going to go to 140 and do the same thing, then go to 147,” Keyshawn Davis told Fighthype, talking about his future plans.
During today’s final press conference, Keyshawn looked great standing next to Lemos (29-1, 19 KOs), like 154-pounder easily. With Keyshawn’s size it is understandable why he feels confident that he will be able to stand out in the weight class because he looks to be under junior middleweight right now, fighting the likes of Bakhram Murtazaliev and Terence Crawford rather than pushing to compete. small enemies in 135.
It’s good for Keyshawn that boxing no longer has a fight day weight because he wouldn’t be able to campaign at lightweight and he would have to move up to 154, where he probably belongs.
“I’m going to show everyone that I’m the best at 135 starting Friday night. After getting this win, I’m sure I’ll be mandatory in the WBO, and who has the WBO? Denys Berinchyk,” Keyshawn continued with his plans to challenge Berinchyk for his lightweight title. You know what’s coming. You are ready. He just told me to win my fight so we can fight, and I will do that for him.”
The wheels will come off Keyshawn Express on Friday against Berinchyk if he gets a chance to fight him before Raymond Muratalla does. The top ranking should allow Muratalla to challenge Berinchyk next instead of Keyshawn because he is ranked higher at #2, and his fighting style is very exciting for the fans to watch.
Keyshawn is a mix of Shakur and Devin Haney in terms of his fighting style. He hits hard, grabs and moves. If Shakur and Haney had a child, it would be Keyshawn, who is also a perfect combination of 50% each of them. Gervanta Davis will be a nightmare for Keyshawn with his strength, and his skills.
“I know when it comes to The Businessman’s fight, they’re going to sing and watch me fight, because I’m playing amazing, and you’ll see how good I am on Friday,” said Keyshawn.
There wasn’t much interest in Keyshawn’s fight with Lemos. For the fans who will tune in on Friday, it will be a great opportunity for them to see if Keyshawn has the ability to win a world title.
From what I’ve watched of Keyshawn’s fights against Nahir Albright, Miguel Madueno, and his 2020 fight against Andy Cruz, I don’t see him being the number one fighter at 135. Cruz is a better fighter than him, so is Tank and Shakur.
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